This year’s Fairwork Pakistan report uncovered significant concerns regarding working conditions in digital labor platforms.
In fact, none of the six major platforms rated scored above zero.
The study found that Bykea, Careem, inDrive, Uber, Foodpanda, and GharPar can’t ensure pay equal to or above the minimum wage or the living wage after deducting work-related costs. More than this, “safety measures and equipment need to be improved, contracts require more transparency, and there needs to be more support for collective worker representation. While basic communication channels and appeals processes were available, they must be documented in contracts or terms and conditions.”